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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Thirty-ffth Ohio Regiment holds reunion
at Hamilton on Oct. II.
Rev. Thomas K. Beecher has accepted the
Greenback nomination for Secretary of State of
New York.
Caroline Knowlton, one of the women injured
at the insane asylum fire, near Cleveland,
Wednesday night died yesterday.
The Missouri Grand Lodge of Masons took
action, Thursday night, on the question of the
eligibility of saloon keepers and liquor-dealers
to become members of the order, and decided to
expel all such members. and hereafter liquor
dealers will be admitted to the order.
At New Haven, Conn, yesterday, E. NJ
Franklin. formerly New York agent of the Os-
born and Chessman Company. of Birmingham,
Conn, who WAS charged with forging note for
$780, was acquitted This was the second trial..
former jury having disagreed.
William Harvey, of the Rev. VIM. P. Har-
vey, of Georgetown. KY, college, shot and NOR
tally wounded James H. Coleman. last midnight,
in quarrel over a game of pool at the National
Hotel in Harrodsburg. Harvey is seventeen
years old, and Coleman was two years older.
The remains of General Fitzpatrick yes
terday placed in catafalque in a room in the
City Hail, New York. The room was decorated
with large American flag. and guards of honor
from Fitzpatrick Post, g. A. r., were placed in
charge. The Secretary of War has authorized
the burial of the remains at West Point.
The New York city health authorities issued
a public notice, on Thursday. that there
danger whatever to the city from cholera from
patients brought on the Alesa There are no
new cases developed on Hoffman island since the
night of Oct. Z. and the Alesia's passengers are
in an exceptionally favorable sanitary condition.
At Cincinnati. yesterday. a Japan oven at the
Standard Carriage-goods Company, Nos. 1877 and
14l East Pearl street exploded. fatally burning
Fred Click. The explosion was caused bv
emulation of gas in the oven. The windows of
the room were blown ont. and the ground in the
vicinity trembled though from earth
quake.
Governor Hughes, of Arkansas, has been ap-
pealed to to protect the colored citizens residing
at Clover Bend, Lawrence county. A crowd of
worthless characters masked themselves and
raided their homes and ordered them to leave.
The negroes peaceabe and law-abiding citi-
zens. The Governor has ordered the sheriff of
the county to protect the negroes and make
fnli Investigation
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and no stranger witnessed the array this even
Ing and remained unconvnced of the justice OF
her claims. The city is handsomely dressed in
bunting and flags. and several mammoth arches
span her chief thorouehfares. One of the most
striking of these made almost entirely of bales
of cotton.
At ii o'clock tonight the Jacksonian Demo-
cratic Club serenaded President and Mrs. Cleve-
land. After the band had playe few selections
the president of the club addressed the President
of the United States. briefly greeting him in the
name of the club, and saying that his reception
was not IN any sense political one, but
that all parties welcomed him. presidents
Cleveland. in reply. said he had been
very much impressed throughout his entire trip,
thus far, by the cordial welcome he had
celved every where irrespective Of party, creed
or color At this late hour it would not be ex-
pected that he would make any extended
marks Accepting this cordial welcome
other evidence of the boundless hospitality Of
the city of Memphis he babe the club good might.
The band PLAYED Dixie" and the serenadera
went home The President retired at mid CHR.
Great preparations were made at Mountain
Grove, Mo-, yesterday. to salute the presidential
train as it passed through at 4 10 o'clock just
before the arrival of the train fruit Jar filed
with powder exploded, fatally iniuring two
Young men, named Beckwith and Clark. The
train did not stop and the party pass ed on, ig-
norant of the sad accident.
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ILLINOIS.

Wabash Railway Officials Trying to Run
Down a Band of Car Thieves.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANvILLE, Oct. 1.-The Wabash railway
officials are busily investigating numerous
freight burglaries that have occurred at
various points along the line of late. The latest
case occurred between and o'clock Thursday
morning, when car freight train No 81
going west. was burglarized of between ST. 200
and 81, 500 worth of goods, consisting of silks
boots and Shoes. and sealskins while the train
was running between Attica Ind. and this city
The companys detectives, Mr.. Hogan, of Chi
cago, and Mr.. Ballard, OF Decatur arrived here
to-day and are trying to work up the case. 1t is
believed that regularly organized band Of car
breakers, having their headquarters at or near
Gunner, Ind, doing the work.
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THE FIRE RECORD.

Burning of the Baltic Cotton Mill, Involving
Loss of Million and a Quarter.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Oct. 1.-THE Baltic mill,
in Baltic, Conn, owned by H L. Aldrch & Co.,
of Providence, was burned last night and is
total loss. The fire broke out at 3 o'clock this
morning. The loss is estimated at 81. $50. 900;
insurance, 1921, 900. The mill was large FIVE
story stone building, one thousand feet long by
500 feet wide. 1t was built in 1857 by Amasa
and William Sprague. Latterly it has been op-
Grated lease by FL. and i. Aldrch & Co.
Nine hundred workmen are thrown out of
ployment The FIRE started in the card room at
half past this morning and in a few minutes
the flames had spread through the entire build
ing, and by half past 5 it was in ruins. The
large s-works in the rear were also destroyed.
How the fire started is. as yet, unknown The
insurance on stock and machinery is SIG, 700.
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THE LAND OF TRAIN ROBBERS.
Attempt to Rob an Express Car by the Aid Of
a B0mb-0ne Man Killed.

Ell PAso. Tex. Oct. 14.-The Galveston, Har-
risburg & San Antonio mail and express, which
left here this evening, was stopped about four
miles out of the city by three masked men.
While two covered the engineer and fireman
with revolvers the third ran back to
the mail-car and threw a bomb against
the door. The explosion which followed
shattered the door and side of the car
into splinters. The agent was dazed and badly
frightened by the shock. but unnjured. He re-
covered himself. however. in time to pour
charge from double-barreled shotgun into the
breast of the robber. who jumped into the car,
killing him instantly. The two on the engine.
hearing the report fed. The mail agent fred
the remaining load after them. The train then
returned to FL Paso and remained until morn
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SOUNDS LIKE FICTION.
A BLIND MAN RESTORED TO SIGHT.
REMARKABLE CURE OF A. D. wHITIMORE

REMARKABLE CURE OF A. ID. WHITIMORE.
$50 e. Washington Street, Indianapolis.
Mr.. aWhtmore r. r. engineer while running
his engine. contracted eyes from cold and
posure. At first he thought but little of using SIM
pie domestic remedies. until they got quite bad Hs
then sought the advice and services of Regular"
ocust, who treated him several months, his eyes
tinualiy growing After his moEey
hausted he sent to hospital where he remained
until the sight of eye gone and the other fast
giving away. Seeing the advertisement of Dr.
Barker. who then at "a East Market street. he
resolved to call upon him. but being discouraged by
his physician, who told him that DR.. Barker
advertising quack. who would put out the other
eye, he changed his mind, AID kept getting blind
the Regular way His friends called his attention
to the remarkable cures which Dr. Barker was per-
forming, and insisted that he should him. With
sight gone, purse empty, entirely discouraged firmly
believing that life to him must be continual night
he finally called on DR.. Barker After most critical
examination, the question, What do you think Of
my case doctora" asked. The reply came, and
with it. hope. Il will cure you in from three to five
weeks" The feeling of this unfortunate be bet
ter imagined than described when leaving the Office
he exclaimed, If this man is quack may the good
Lord send shower of them; he has more for
in fifteen minutes than all the regulars "a did in
fifteen months" The ultimate result is explained in
the following
Dr. BARKER-I was sorry did not yon off,
the train had just left got to the depot
turned your Office and found it full. When told
them you had gone home, lady cried. she had
granulated lids told her to go to the physician who
doctored and she said he had been tresng her for
nine months, until she nearly blind. There has
been host of people looking for you. I told them
that they would have to wait for your visit
go to Cincinnati to you. Doctor the old lady is
getting along nicely her eye is nice and clear There
is Inflammation at all. She rests well at night.
This lady was blind from cataracts). And MY EYE
is AS CLEAR AS A PEELED ONION, AND DON'T
BOTHER Me BIT. I have three cataract cases
for you, and will have many when you re.
turn. Give this letter to the people. and let them
know what we think of you told young doctor
that you knew more in day than any of these
regulars did in year. He said you understood
your business. When told him of the number Of
operations you performed he asked how you
Strengthened cross eyes. told him you did it so
quick could not tell. and he said you wonder.
full man in your business. told him these eye doc
tors here ought to take few lessons from you: that
you would not charge them much. Well. this is all.
from your humble patient
A. D. WHITIMORE,
$50 East Washin gton street.
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Other Fires.

JAMESTOWN. o., Oct 14-Fire DESTROYED E.
d. Heouge's carriage factory this morning, and
PoRT DOVER, Ont Oct. 1.-THE large knit
ting mills operated by J. Ellis have been
burned. The loss is $50 600; insurance, 1924, 400.
About ninety hands are thrown out of work.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 14.-Fire broke out about
O'Clock this morning IN Murray & Wilson's chill
drens cress-goods establishment, at q South
Thirteenth street, but was extinguished before
it had made much progress Mrs. Geo. Good
man, VINO was in the fourth story of the build
ing when the fire broke out, attempted to escape
but was suffocated after reaching the first
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Cohen Trouble in Montgomery
County Takes the Shape of Lawsuit.
The R0bbing of Mrs. Wilson and the Two Ar
rests That neutrality-suspicious. of Rail-
way Thieves on the Wabash-Gleaning
INDIANA.

j. L. Cohen and His Bondsmen Sued by tho
County Prosecutor for $4,000.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, Oct. 14-Suit fled to-
day by a. B. Anderson, county prosecutor
for the State ex rel. auditor against j. l.. Cohen.
ex-county treasurer, and the men who are on
his second bond, for $751; coo. 1t is alleged in
the complaint that when Cohen vacated the of
flee of county treasurer, on Sept l. 1885, he
indebted to the county in the sum of $l2, 900,
which he at the time refused to pay,
and has since refused to pay, and the
suit is brought to recover from Cohen and his
bondsmen the above amount with interest.
amounting to 900. Cohen is county auditor
elect, and wants to assume the duties of that
Office on Nov. 1. and Judge Snyder has ruled
that If Cohen is indebted TO the county
he cannot hold the Office of auditor
unless he pays the defalcation before
Nov. 1. The experts employed by the
county commissioners found deficit of &c.
0S0.0 The Board Of Commissioners, however.
will not allow credits in Goben's favor allowed
by the experts. and hence the suit is brought
for $12. 900. Mr.. Cohen still claims that he set
tied in full with the county, on Sept. l. 1885.
even in the face of the result of the most rigid
overhauling of the books, which work occupied
period of about eight months. It seems abso-
lutely certain that if Cohen refuses to pay the
above sum before Nov l. G. R. Brown, the Re-
publican candidate for auditor, will take pos
session of the Office on the grounds OF the incl
igibility of Cohen. 1t IS the opinion of some OF
the best legal talent that Cohen ineligible
to election. and this was the verdict of the
County Commi ssioners when the matter was be-
fore them for action. Cohen appealed from the
decision of the commissioners, and Judge Sny-
der ruled that defaulter not Ineligible to
election, but could not hold Office The filing of
tho suit is probably the commencement OF long
litigation, ana will involve some fine points of
lauv
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Two Lives Lost In a Burning Mill.

TOLEDO, Oct. IA special to the Blade from
Cygnet a village thirty miles south of here,
says: 1.-THE large planning and saw-mill here
was burned at o'clock this morning. Four
men were sleeping in the third story of the mill
Two leaped to the ground and escaped with
severe bruises, but the other two burned
and their charred bodies recovered from
the ruins this morning One WAS J. G.. Mccall,
a contractor for drilling gas wells from Fos-
toria, O.. and the other was William aughner,
of Sugar Grove, Pa. Loss by fire, SIS, 900; in
surance, So, 000 Origin of the fire unknown
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The Robbing of Mrs. Wilson.


MARTINsvILLg, Oct. 14.--Last Wednesday
Sheriff Paul, Squire Dryden, and Auditor
Moore went from this city to the vicinity of
Eminence to arrest John Miller and Emmett
Gray for robbing Mrs. Wilson, last Saturday
night. The robbery was committed about
o'clock P. NJ, Saturday, and the amount of
procured was $143. The clew poin ting to the
guilt Of Miller was that had been notified
that Mrs. Wilson had the money in readiness to
pay for buggy she had purchased of the firm
with which he connected at Eminence; that
no other person had been appraised of her having
the money, and that he had been seen in the vi
entity that day in company with a
man whose description accorded with
that of the who committed the
robbery The clew to Grays guilt was
that the description of the burglar was de-
scrIption for Gray. Miller arrested
contents of his trunk. counterfeit hard
money, lade and several letters found,
showing that Miller had been accomplish in
counterfeiting, or had been actively engaged in
it. Miller was brought to this city and lodged
in Jail on Thursday afternoon; his letters and
counterfeit money were also brought. Messrs.
Paul and Dryden proceeded to Greencastle.
where they arrested Gray, but returned
Thursday evening without MIN, according TO the
account given In this mornings Journal. 1t is
believed that there is gang of counterfeiters
in the neighborhood of Eminence.
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Attempt at Train Robbery.

ST. Louis, Oct. 14.-Inform2tion was received
By the secret-service officials of the Missouri
Pacific railway. late tonight, that attempt
was made to rob the International & Great
Northern passenger train. one and half mile
north of Spring Station, in Harris county, Tex
as, tonight Two masked men boarded the en-
CINE as the train pulled out from the station,
one in front who covered engineer Converse
with a revolver. aud the other got the
end of the tender. The engineer ordered
to STOP, which he did. Fireman George
Lyme jumped off the engine. caught the
car and rushed through the train. notifying
the trainmen and passengers what was going
on in front. When the robbers saw that the
passen gers and trainmen knew what up
they jumped from the train, saying 1--WE go
now" and took to the woods The county off,
GERS were notified as soon az possible, and
posse of mon will start in pursuit as soon as it
can be made up.
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Fire on Board a Cotton Carrier.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct 14.-At 1:30 this
afternoon fire was discovered in the cotton
slowed in the after compartment Of the British
steamship Bothal, lying at southern wharf and
taking in cargo for Bremen. About $500 bales
were aboard. 900 of which were in the afterhold.
general alarm was given, and the tug zion.
arch, together with the fire department, came
to the vessels assistance and comm enced food
ing the after compartment The damage to the
cargo will amount at least $50. 900; covered by
foreign insurance companies. The injuries to
the ship not considered serious SO far as can
be asceItaned at this time.
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Released from Prison.

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 14-Attorney- general
Ayres and Commonwealth Attorneys McCabe
and Scott were released from jail tonight by
United States Marshal Scott. They are at the
Exchange Hotel on their parole and constructive
~ IN the custody of the marshal On Sunday
afternoon they will leave for Washington.
will doubt be granted bail by the United
States Supreme Court until their de-
cided These are the State officials who were
sent to Jail last week by Judge Bond for obey
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Swindled His Creditors.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NATION, Oct. 14-Jacob E. Eads. farmer
who raised twenty five tons of broomcorn on an
eighty acre farm. near Humboldt MOTH of this
city. harvested his CROP sold it for ST. 200 cash,
pocketed the money and departed for Wayne
county, Kentucky, with his family and household
goods leaving debts unpaid to the amount of
nearly 81, 600 He played the religio role with
good effect and superintendent a Sunday.school
during the past summer.
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Train wrecked and Engineer Killed.

Train Wrecked and Engineer Killed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Oct. 14-Last night, about
o'clock the work train on the T., St. L.. & K.
q. formerly the narrow-gauge). was wrecked
one mile west of Linden, the accident being
caused nv a cow The engine went down an
embarrassment and the engineer was fatally in
jured. The fireman jumped from the engine
and escaped. The engineer was taken to Linden
and died in three hours. The engineers name
is Chas. Strickland and his home is at Matroor,
Ill. His father is engineer on the l. 81 st. L.
The entire train was wrecked and the track torn
mn for half q mile.
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Tho Iowa Eyfcfiona.

MINNEAPoLIs. Oct. 14.-Dr. A. M. Ham bin,
one of those evcted in OBrien county, Iowa,
writes to friends here that the half has not been
told of the horrors of the evictions. Many of the
families living the public highways iE
tents ma de of quilts and sheets Old OF
seventy. manned soldiers and widows have lost
their homes and are sleeping on the cold ground.
The British sy Indicate has taken their teams and
milk cows TO pay the cost Of the eviction. There
were 120 families evicted.
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Cause of the Troub,e.

New YORK, Oct 15-3:15 A. M.-The follow
ing telegram has just been received from Flor
ence, n. c.:
1.-THE railroad force patched up one wire and
it has been learned that the trouble is from a
fire Magnolia Crossing, just outside tho
Charleston limits. where all the wires going out
of Charleston cente and leave in direction
all the railroads from Charleston running
through that place. A grocery was burned, and
every wire from Charleston was destroyed"
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A Thirty-sevsn Pound Tnmor.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
NATION. Oct IA dangerous surgical op-
Grafton has just been performed upon a woman
who is inmate OF the Cumberland county
poor-h house. DR.. r. L. Walston, of Decatur, Ill,
assisted by DR.. Bloomfield, of Toledo. ILL., re-
moved an ovarian tumor weighing thirty seven
pounds from the woman. and she rallied and
bids fair to recover from the effects of the OPP
GRAFTON.
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The Trouble with the Crow Indians.

BILLINGS. NJ. t., Oct. 14-Special Agent
Howard who is investigating the difficulty at
the Crow agency, said to-day that unless or
dered otherwise by tomorrow attempt will
be made to arrest the insubordinate Indians.
Bloodshed will surely follow. Chief Sword
bearer. at the head of two hundred braves. is
camped within gun-shot of the agency, awaiting
Developments. He is gaining reinforcements
daily. and much uneasness is felt by the set
tiers. The Indians at the agency are sullen and
uncom "a unicative
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Temporary Pastor for Plymouth.

NEW YORK, Oct. AT announced at
the regular prayer meeting in Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, tonight. that the Rev. DIR. LYMAN
Abbott, editor of the New York Christian Union,
would act pastor of the late Henry Ward
Beechers church until such time permanent
pastor can be selected. DIR. Abbott is to preach
on Sunday mornings and evenings and be
present at the Friday evening prayer-meetings.
He is not a candidate for the permanent pastor
ship and will not undertake any other pastoral
duties than those indicated. A permanent pas
tor will be selected in January.
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Minor Notes.

Newton Tussinger, of Logansport. charged
with selling liquor on Sunday. was fined in the
sum of $50 and ordered imprisoned in the county
Jail for sixty days.
Michael Fenton jr., son of Michael Fenton, of
Logansport, was fatally injured in the Wabash
yards at Detroit. 1t is supposed that he at
tempted to aight from a passenger train while
going to his work.
While hauling coal a horse of William Powers,
a farmer of Parke county baked and he com
menced whipping the animal, and fell dead in
the road. He was forty three years old, mar
ried and leaves six children. Death resulted
from heart disease.
Edgar Andrews. aged nineteen years. living at
Bridgeport was on his way to school at Plain
field when the horse he driving became
frightened and ran away, upsetting the buggy
and throwing Andrews out. Aightng on his
head he received serious injuries. which rendered
him unconscious for several hours. He remains
in precarious condition.
The Sixty ninth Indiana Regiment held it's
first annual reunion in Liberty, on Thursday
and organized by electing General T. w. Ben
nett, of Richmond, president of the organiza-
ton. A grand banquet was held in the opera
hall in the evening. followed by a campfire ad-
dressed by General Bennett About two thou
sand people were present. and gave the remaining
comrades OF the regiment a royal welcome
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Found Dead i'm n Deserted House.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
PARIS. Oct. 1.-THE dead body of was
to-day found in a vacant house about ten miles
south east of this city The coroners jury gave
a verdict of death from natural causes. a sill
YER watch, some money and bill of lading for
some tools from Peoria were found on his per-
son. and the body showed that he had not been
murdered in any violent way The name Of
Michael Mausback was foun on his papers.
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Criminals at Work at Champaign

Special to the Indianapolis journal
CHAMPAIGN, Oct 14.-Cous sid cradle excite
ment exists here over attempt last night to
burn the East High-school building. The base
ment was entered to get shavlnes and kindlings,
and weather boards removed to insert them.
Tie fire was extinguished with partial loss A